Clinet (750ML)
From Pomerol
| Vintage: | 2020 |
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| Description: | 98 Jd / 98 JS / 98 Wci / 96+ Wi / 96 Ja / 95 De / 95 Vm / 95 Fs / 17 Jr. #11 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023. #54 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023. #63 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023. The 2020 Château Clinet checks in as a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, brought up in 80% new French oak. It's a rich, yet gorgeous wine with a wonderful sense of freshness in its ripe blue and black fruits as well as tobacco, chocolate, and damp earth. Full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and elegant on the palate, it has perfect tannins, a layered, elegant mouthfeel, and one hell of an impressive finish. One of the finest Pomerols in the vintage, it will benefit from just 3-5 years of bottle age and keep for two decades. - Jeb Dunnuck. What a beautiful young wine, showing so much finesse and tension, with ultra-fine tannins and subtle and long flavors and character. It's medium-bodied with extremely silky tannins that grow on the palate to a seamless finish. Harmonious. Another fine Pomerol for the cellar. Drink after 2027. - James Suckling Elegance, refinement, and silky textures are the hallmarks of this wine. The perfume, with its licorice, flowers, mint leaves, smoke, cherries, and plums is what initially brings you in. But it is the purity of the fruit, the sensuous textures, and the opulent, graceful palate feeling that steals the show. The seamless, non-stop finish balances freshness with hedonism with its multiple layers of lusty fruits, and chocolate, with a touch of refreshing spearmint in the finish. The finish really sticks with you, which is a good thing because you never want this voluptuous stunner to end. As a side note, even though the wine clocks in at 15% Avb, there is no touch of heat or jammy qualities. Drink from 2026-2055.-Jeff Leve, Wine Cellar Insider |
| Price: | $ 95.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Grand Vin Wine Merchants
| Address: |
1003 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA 98506 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 360-350-4896 |
First added to 1000 Corks on July 20, 2021.
